Harvard M.B.A. held posts at Hasbro, Keds, Procter & Gamble, FTD, Disney, Bain & Co. before landing Ebay's chief auctioneer post in 1998. "Meg" steered company through Internet boom, then bust, by sticking with loyal trading communities and original goal: "create an environment in which ordinary people could be successful." Moved beyond auctions; today company owns Shopping.com, Web-phone outfit Skype. Exploring online classifieds with Ebay-created "Kijiji." Bought 25% stake in madly popular Craigslist in 2004. Teamed up with Chinese auctioneer Tom Online; two companies set to rule online ads in China. Sold Ebay shares for the first time since 2003 this year; stock up 25% in past 12 months.

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